Se dzɔŋŋɔ eye dukᴐa ate ŋa wo ɖe edzi; se ɖe dzɔŋŋɔ eye dukᴐa ate ŋa wo ɖe nuʋʋmɛ dzi; se vɔvɔnyenye eye dukᴐa ate ŋa wo ɖe dziko aɖeke dzi. Le dziko me la, ne se geɖe wɔna la, amewo va ɖu; ne mɔ geɖe wɔna la, dukᴐa va su; ne xɔxɔe geɖe wɔna la, nuwuwu va nɔ wo dome; ne seƒuƒuwo nɔnɔ la, tamematewo va ge.
Key Concepts
正
奇
无事
无为
好静
无欲
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57, "Gbugbɔgbo MeƖe Ŋu Tutu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/57/
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Gbugbɔgbo meƖe ŋu tutu ɖe teƒe dzi, gbugbɔgbo meƖe ŋu didi ɖe nuʋʋmɛ dzi, gbugbɔgbo meƖe ŋu vɔvɔnyenye ɖe dziko dzi. Ne menye nu ka eya ta ŋu nàte ŋa be yewoƒo ta? Le nu sia me: Le dziko aɖeke la, ne ŋkɔ siwo wòte ɖe amewo ƒe nu me kple kple la, amewo va ƒu ɖe axa; ne amewo ƒe mɔ siwo wòwɔ ɖe le la katã la, dukᴐa va ɖu vɔvɔnyenye; ne amewo ƒe xɔxɔe kple xɔxɔe didi la, nuwuwu siwo mele ŋu o va nɔ amewo dome; ne se kple ŋlɔawo va dzi geɖe la, tamemate kple tamematewo va nɔ wo dome. Eye dukᴐa la ɖe agbᴐsanᴐusᴐa me.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Se dzɔŋŋɔ eye dukᴐa ate ŋa wo ɖe edzi; se ɖe dzɔŋŋɔ eye dukᴐa ate ŋa wo ɖe nuʋʋmɛ dzi; se vɔvɔnyenye eye dukᴐa ate ŋa wo ɖe dziko aɖeke dzi. Le dziko me la, ne se geɖe wɔna la, amewo va ɖu; ne mɔ geɖe wɔna la, dukᴐa va su; ne xɔxɔe geɖe wɔna la, nuwuwu va nɔ wo dome; ne seƒuƒuwo nɔnɔ la, tamematewo va ge.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Nàte ŋa be nyemewɔa se geɖe le ŋuɖeɖŋu me o! Nye magbɔna be menyomɛ o, mesᴐ o. Ke boŋ eye ne menye ŋu o la, amewo va wɔa nu taɖiaŋutɔŋu. Se geɖe nàlɔ la, manɔmee. Se ɖe nàlɔ la, mɔʋa. Se vɔvɔnyenye nàlɔ la, dukᴐa va xexexɛ.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Ŋuɖeɖŋu ta la, gblɔ be 'mena' kple 'meba'. Ne wòle ŋu wu aɖe megblɔna o. Gbugbɔ̃ na wo ta eye woana wò ɖe amesiwo tsɔ ɖo le wòƒe nu me o.
A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity; (but) the kingdom is made one's own (only) by freedom from action and purpose. Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves.'
AI Modern
Gbugbɔgbo meƖe ŋu tutu ɖe teƒe dzi, gbugbɔgbo meƖe ŋu didi ɖe nuʋʋmɛ dzi, gbugbɔgbo meƖe ŋu vɔvɔnyenye ɖe dziko dzi. Ne menye nu ka eya ta ŋu nàte ŋa be yewoƒo ta? Le nu sia me: Le dziko aɖeke la, ne ŋkɔ siwo wòte ɖe amewo ƒe nu me kple kple la, amewo va ƒu ɖe axa; ne amewo ƒe mɔ siwo wòwɔ ɖe le la katã la, dukᴐa va ɖu vɔvɔnyenye; ne amewo ƒe xɔxɔe kple xɔxɔe didi la, nuwuwu siwo mele ŋu o va nɔ amewo dome; ne se kple ŋlɔawo va dzi geɖe la, tamemate kple tamematewo va nɔ wo dome. Eye dukᴐa la ɖe agbᴐsanᴐusᴐa me.
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